Chris Bosh: “I love the taste of blood”

Bosh did not seem to upset about being hit in the face Monday. (AP photo)

Atlanta Hawks F Paul Millsap had an unusual Christmas present for Chris Bosh, and Bosh thought it was great.
Late in the fourth quarter of Miami’s 121-119 overtime win over Atlanta on Monday, Millsap drove in for a runner and hit the right side of Bosh’s face with his elbow. Bosh left with two minutes remaining to get eight stitches inside his mouth.

“I feel good,” he said afterward. “I love the taste of blood, so I’m in a good place right now.”

[He was probably joking, but sometimes it is hard to tell with Bosh. He later said, “It sucks,” when describing the injury.]